As the Africa edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) opened in Abuja on Wednesday, FCT residents complied with the Federal Government’s directive to stay at home except those on essential duty. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the situation, report that some roads hitherto adjudged to be very busy, witnessed light vehicular movements. The airports road, ... Read More »
Governor of Ekiti State and Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, yesterday said he remained unshaken by the defection to All Progressive Congress, APC, by the immediate past governor of the state and former Vice Chairman of PDP in the South West, Segun Oni, an engineer by profession. Fayose-campaignAt ... Read More »
Lewa Ahmed host prayer sessions for NIgeria Worried by the wave of ugly incidents which has rocked our nation in recent times, most notable, the abduction of 234 girls from their school in Chibok, Borno State, Her Excellency (Mrs) Omolewa Ahmed, wife of the Executive Governor of Kwara State is calling for a Special Day of Fasting & Prayer for ... Read More »
The Nigeria Police has offered a cash reward of N50million to anyone who volunteers credible information that will lead to the location and rescue of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, posted on the website of the Nigeria Police ... Read More »
An undergraduate student of the University of Lagos, Olayemi Victoria, has accused the Nigeria Postal Service of taking her engagement diamond ring sent by her fiancé from the United States of America. Victoria, who is a final year student of the Department of Botany, said she also discovered that a BlackBerry Z10, valued $500, which came with the package, had ... Read More »
Build ups to the August 9, 2014 governorship poll in Osun State took a new turn on Tuesday, when the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state alleged that students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Ejigbo campus, were selling their voter cards to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agents for N10,000 each. Describing the development “as a shame and tragedy ... Read More »
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has welcomed a U.S. offer to send an American team to Nigeria to support the government’s response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist militant group, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the American embassy in Nigeria is “prepared to form a coordination cell” that ... Read More »
On behalf of himself, the federal government, President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday extended his heartfelt condolences to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, the government and people of the state on the passing away of former governor of the state, Sir Michael Otedola. The president also conveyed sincere commiserations to all members of Sir Michael’s immediate family as well as his ... Read More »
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has spoken on the prepared list for the Super Eagles, insisting he was not arm-twisted by members of the Nigeria Football Federation to include or drop any player. The list of the players for the Brazil 2014 World Cup camping is expected to be released today (Tuesday) after the meeting between the NFF Technical Sub-Committee and ... Read More »
The Alafao of Afao,Oba Joseph Adebare Ademilua has said it was not true that the former governor of the state, Mr Ayodele Fayose locked him inside his palace to prevent him from attending to Governor Kayode Fayemi during the governorfs campaign tour to Afao Ekiti last weekend. The Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation had at the weekend accused the Fayose of ... Read More »
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